What About The Poop?
It was a practical question that any 5
year old might ask. Yes, this was the question that Timmy asked in
his Children and Worship class at church last weekend. The story was
about Noah's ark and all the animals on it. As various aspects of
life with the animals were being discussed, Timmy asked “What do they do with the
poop?” An older child said, “They probably dumped it into the
ocean” and the leader agreed.
That's when I had a thought about obedience..... obeying God may mean having to deal with messy stuff. God commanded Noah to build the ark (Genesis 6:14). Noah did it as an act of faith (Hebrews 11:7) and obedience (Genesis 6:22). But when it was finished and the animals had come on board, there was lots more work to do as he tended to the animals (Genesis 6:21) and I think some of it was hard, unpleasant work.
I am tempted to believe that if I'm doing God's will, it shouldn't be tough or challenging or gross.... but sometimes obedience is. I recently read a book by Katie Davis (Kisses from Katie) and I was amazed at the hard work of this young woman to care for people.... often very sick people who were close to death. It was very demanding and heart-breaking. It was often messy and painful. It was obedience to God.
So, I don't have too much more to say on this tonight than that I am opening up myself to be more willing to accept the challenges of obedience to God and to trust Him to empower me to face these challenges with His grace and strength. I'm always interested in hearing your thoughts.
Grace and peace,
Tracy
PS: THANK-YOU for those who prayed for us during our move. It went well. Thanks be to God!
That's when I had a thought about obedience..... obeying God may mean having to deal with messy stuff. God commanded Noah to build the ark (Genesis 6:14). Noah did it as an act of faith (Hebrews 11:7) and obedience (Genesis 6:22). But when it was finished and the animals had come on board, there was lots more work to do as he tended to the animals (Genesis 6:21) and I think some of it was hard, unpleasant work.
I am tempted to believe that if I'm doing God's will, it shouldn't be tough or challenging or gross.... but sometimes obedience is. I recently read a book by Katie Davis (Kisses from Katie) and I was amazed at the hard work of this young woman to care for people.... often very sick people who were close to death. It was very demanding and heart-breaking. It was often messy and painful. It was obedience to God.
So, I don't have too much more to say on this tonight than that I am opening up myself to be more willing to accept the challenges of obedience to God and to trust Him to empower me to face these challenges with His grace and strength. I'm always interested in hearing your thoughts.
Grace and peace,
Tracy
PS: THANK-YOU for those who prayed for us during our move. It went well. Thanks be to God!
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